Control operations are in progress against gregarious or gregarizing populations in Sudan, Pakistan and Mauritania. There are unconfirmed reports of gregarizing infestations in Mali and Niger, and there is a risk of locust migration from Sudan to Saudi Arabia.

As a result of good summer breeding, locust activity increased in Mauritania, Niger, Sudan, Pakistan and India. Any groups or swarms that form in Sudan could appear in the winter breeding areas along the Red Sea coast in Sudan or Saudi Arabia.